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VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 100-200 / 300-520 / 700-1000 / 1200-1320 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM
0.05-15 MHz: ~2.5 µV
15-30 MHz: ~3.5 - 4.5 µV
SSB
About three times better than AM
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz (Asia) -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W 280/280/100 mW ?

Connections

Antenna - SMA SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 2.2-3.5V DC 12V DC
Current RX ? 11-40 mA 300 mA
TX Max 6 A Max 280 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1996 and 199x in Japan Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering
Dimensions 149 × 54 × 208 mm
(5.87 × 2.13 × 8.19 in)
63 × 95 × 29 mm
(2.48 × 3.74 × 1.14 in)
180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 160 gr (5.6 oz) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STANDARD-C-005800E STANDARD-C-000701 NASA-TARGET-HF000003